Wednesday , 30 September 2026

AZ vs Royal Antwerp FC, Europe 2019-20 PLAY OFF ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2019-20
AZ
1 – 1
Full Time
Royal Antwerp FC
Thu 22 Aug 2019 · 18:30 UTC HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'
Teun Koopmeiners 25' Y
Y 47' Buta
Calvin Stengs 49' Y
Y 63' Dieumerci Mbokani
R 73' Buta
Ron Vlaar 85' Y
Y 88' Sinan Bolat
Oussama Idrissi 90' Y
Y 90' Didier Lamkel Ze

Overview

Match Preview

AZ vs Royal Antwerp FC — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Novak Simovic
  • Referee Srdan Jovanovic
  • Referee Uros Stojkovic
  • Referee Milan Mihajlovic

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompié 8 17
5 FC Porto 8 17
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 17
8 AS Roma 8 16
9 KRC Genk 8 16
10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15
12 Ferencvárosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14
16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13
17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12
18 Lille OSC 8 12
19 Fenerbahçe SK 8 12
20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12
21 Celtic FC 8 11
22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10
23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10
24 SK Brann 8 9
25 BSC Young Boys 8 9
26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7
27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7
28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7
29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6
30 FC Basel 1893 8 6
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6
32 Rangers FC 8 4
33 OGC Nice 8 3
34 FC Utrecht 8 1
35 Malmo FF 8 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1

Head-to-Head

1
1
AZ 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals Royal Antwerp FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-08-22 AZ 1–1 Royal Antwerp FC

Recent Form

AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Aug Royal Antwerp FC H 1–1 D
18 Aug FC Groningen H 0–0 D
15 Aug FK Mariupol H 4–0 W
11 Aug RKC Waalwijk A 2–0 W
08 Aug FK Mariupol A 0–0 D
04 Aug Fortuna Sittard H 4–0 W
Royal Antwerp FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Aug AZ A 1–1 D
18 Aug K. Sint-Truidense VV H 2–0 W
15 Aug FC Viktoria Plzen A 1–2 L
11 Aug Sporting du Pays de Charleroi A 1–2 L
08 Aug FC Viktoria Plzen H 1–0 W
04 Aug KV RS Waasland-SK Beveren H 4–1 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
AZ this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between AZ and Royal Antwerp FC.
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alexis De Sart, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 20' Calvin Stengs needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 25' Teun Koopmeiners catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 25.
  • 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Royal Antwerp FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 35' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 38' A goal from the Congo DR international Dylan Batubinsika! He fires home on 38 to make it 0-1!
  • 43' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 47' Controversy at the stadium! Buta argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 49' The referee has no hesitation. Calvin Stengs is booked for AZ — Yellow card on 49.
  • 54' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 59' Cameroon international Didier Lamkel Ze has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 60' AZ ring the changes. Thomas Ouwejan has done his job and it is now time for Albert Gudmundsson to step up.
  • 63' A meaty challenge results in booking for Dieumerci Mbokani on 63.
  • 66' The Royal Antwerp FC manager makes a substitution. Ivo Rodrigues departs to be replaced by Geoffry Hairemans.
  • 68' A tactical swap from AZ — Yukinari Sugawara on, Pantelis Hatzidiakos off on 68 minutes.
  • 73' Royal Antwerp FC receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 73.
  • 75' The Royal Antwerp FC bench stirs into life. Lior Refaelov is withdrawn and Dino Arslanagic gets his opportunity.
  • 76' It is a substitution in AZ team. Jonas Svensson is replaced by Bjorn Maars Johnsen on 76 minute.
  • 81' The travelling Royal Antwerp FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 82' Against the run of play, Myron Boadu has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 85' It’s a booking for AZ player. Ron Vlaar gets a Yellow card.
  • 88' The referee has no hesitation. Sinan Bolat is booked for Royal Antwerp FC — Yellow card on 88.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Oussama Idrissi.
  • 90' Royal Antwerp FC make a change. Didier Lamkel Ze trudges off to be replaced by Alexis De Sart on 90 minutes.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arne Slot

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Laszlo Boloni

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.41 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.94 Royal Antwerp FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AZ47% Draw29% Royal Antwerp FC24%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.35
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
75%
Draw or Royal Antwerp FC
53%
AZ or Royal Antwerp FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AZ32% Draw50% Royal Antwerp FC18%
Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
12.4%
0 – 0
11.8%
2 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
8.6%
0 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
5.7%
3 – 0
4.2%
2 – 2
4.1%
3 – 1
4.1%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
2%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push Royal Antwerp FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 23% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 15% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
40% ✓
Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.